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U.S. Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, has repeatedly challenged T. Boone Pickens’ assessment that more domestic oil drilling is not the answer to the nation’s energy needs.  “I think that when (longtime Texas oil executive) T. Boone Pickens comes on television and says, ‘this is one problem we can’t drill our way out of,’ I’m not [...]

T. Boone Pickens, who funded the Swift Boat ads that devastated U.S. Sen. John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election, insisted under repeated questioning from Iowa Independent following the Le Mars event that he has no intention of backing either U.S. Sen. John McCain or U.S. Sen. Barack Obama in the 2008 presidential race.

“I’ve said this is a totally non-partisan issue,” Pickens said. “it doesn’t have anything to do with politics. This is about America is what it is. Nothing like that would happen.”

Iconic oilman T. Boone Pickens plans to be in Le Mars, in the heart of northwest Iowa, Thursday to talk about his energy independence plan — Pickens Plan — that relies heavily on renewable like wind power and eschews the black gold that made him rich.
WHO:             T. Boone Pickens, 50-year oil and gas developer
WHAT:           Mr. [...]

Speaking in Spencer, U.S. Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, challenged wealthy and iconic oilman T. Boone Pickens, a man who bleeds black gold, on of all things, oil.